On August 10, six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will line up in an arc in the night sky.

With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...

This rare planetary alignment will be visible from August 10 but will be best viewed later in the month. Here’s everything ...

August’s 'Sturgeon Moon' arrives with a sky full of sights. Look for bright meteors during the Perseids and spot Jupiter and ...

Described as the "most popular meteor shower of the year", stargazers will hopefully be able to see the annual Perseids dart ...

The moon, Saturn, and Neptune aren't the only celestial objects forming a conjunction in the night sky this month. Venus and ...

Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible close to the ringed world today, along with several other of the planet’s brighter moons.

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...

This month, the full moon peaked just before 4 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, Aug. 9. But Americans have been treated to a ...

A ugust's full moon, known as the 'Sturgeon Moon' made a splash when it leapt above the southern horizon on Aug. 9 earlier this week, illuminating the summer sky mere days before the peak of the ...

In this edition of WTOP’s monthly space feature, “What’s up in the sky?” Greg Redfern tells you how to see the moon, planets, ...